Must-try dishes in Hue imperial city

Hue city is known for its royal specialities, which are famous throughout the country. Following are several must-try cuisines for your trip to Hue.

Hue city is known for its royal specialities, which are famous throughout the country. Following are several must-try cuisines for your trip to Hue.

Banh Canh Nam Pho (Nam Pho rice noodle soup).

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The soup was originally created by peddlers from Nam Pho village, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province.

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Banh Canh Nam Pho has now become one of the most delicious noodle soups in Vietnam.

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Banh Nam (rice flour wrapped in banana leaves with shrimp cakes).

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Banh Nam is covered in layers of the banana leaf, steamed for 10 minutes, and served with sweet fish sauce.

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Banh Beo (Water fern cake). It is white in colour and usually has a dimple in the centre, which is covered with savoury recipes including chopped dried or fresh shrimp, scallions, mung bean paste, crispy fried shallots, fish sauce, rice vinegar, and oil.

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Banh Bot Loc (tapioca dumpling). This cake is a chewy dumpling made from tapioca flour and filled with pork and shrimp. The cake is covered in banana leaves and steamed before being served hot with fish sauce.

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Banh Uot Huyen Anh (Huyen Anh wet cake)

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is a steamed wet rice paper which is pre-rolled with barbeque meat and fresh herbs.

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Banh Khoai (pancake). It is wrapped in mustard leaf, lettuce leaves or rice paper, and stuffed with variety of herbs like mint and basil and served with a sweet and sour mixed sauce.